Posted by Stephen Edie from ts1106.slip.colostate.edu (129.82.192.10)on May 02, 1998 at 05:49:01:
In Reply to: Re: rendition contest posted by Chris Lundie on May 02, 1998 at 01:03:15:
> Yeah you're right, to get in E3 you must be
> eighteen, I think. Maybe they would make an
> exception for this case. Some of the other
> contestants may have been under eighteen too.
> If you win then I will volunteer to take your
> place if you want :-)
I'm sure I'll find some way to make it work.
A family friend was completly thrilled to hear
about the opportunity that I have. She even
suggests that I fly down to Atlanta even if I
don't win. How to get in? She suggested a
fake ID. ;)
Of course, I'm 3 months (as of yesterday)
away from turning 18... It's so close. I'd
imagine that the age restriction is there to make
sure that there isn't a bunch of local kids
running around there checking out the "new
Nintendo games" and such. Or maybe another
reason is so they aren't held liable if someone
younger accidently views a game that is "too
violent for there age" and their parents sue.
Today's legal system is so screwed up I guess
everyone has to cover their butts an any way they
can. Just last night, I was registering Starcraft
on the web. After taking the extensive survey,
it told me not to submit the survey unless I was
18. Of course, I didn't follow the stupid
instructions. (And I don't think Blizzard really
cares since they had "under 18" as one of the age
choices on the survey) For that matter, I
regularly make VISA purchases on the web...I
guess I haven't bought airline tickets on the web
via Microsoft's Expedia, ...yet... (They have
a huge license agreement that has stuff in
ALL-CAPS about being 18. What are they going to
do? Cancel my reservations IF they find out?)
> By the way, under Canadian law, contests
> usually require you to answer a skill-testing
> mathematical question. Isn't that weird?
Very weird! What kind of math question
though? Logical? Basic arithmitic?